Carrier profile · USDOT 975586 · MC-412691 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Austin Adventures Inc

DBA AUSTIN ADVENTURES

0 power unitsBILLINGS, MT50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-412691 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(406) 384-6717 Email dispatchchris@austinadventures.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,500,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Greenwich’14–’16

Starr Liability’16–’17

National’17–’20

Incline’21–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Sep 2025	$1.5M	6
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$1.5M	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2020	$1.5M	5
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Aug 2017	$1.5M	2
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Mar 2016	$1.5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

4336 CHRISTENSEN ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris williams — 44 carriers: USDOT 572449 USDOT 636850 USDOT 791386 USDOT 947243 USDOT 980639 USDOT 1155154 USDOT 1282910 USDOT 1298805

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4336 CHRISTENSEN ROAD, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Mailing address: PO BOX 81025, BILLINGS, MT, 59108
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 384-6717
Fax: (406) 651-9236
Email: chris@austinadventures.com
Web domain: austinadventures.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Williams · Rhet Eikleberry
USDOT / docket: 975586 · MC-412691
First registered: Aug 30, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jun 18, 2026 · 120,115 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 7, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

120,115

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC.

AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC (USDOT 975586) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 7, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC's USDOT number?

AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC's USDOT number is 975586, and its motor carrier number is MC-412691.

Is AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC's fleet?

AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC operates 0 power units and 33 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC based?

AUSTIN ADVENTURES INC is based in BILLINGS, MT.

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